Around twenty-five days after their return from the Divine Ruins, Xu Yuanqing finally came back...
Travel-worn, his face covered in stubble.
He looked utterly bedraggled.
Clearly, his investment... had failed again.
And it had failed utterly. Sallow and emaciated, his eyes unfocused, he strode through Ink Academy's gates with the air of a man marching bravely to his death!
Then the Confucian Scholar grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away.
"Tsk, tsk. I already warned Xu Bighead that Yu Mo was waiting for him at Ink Academy, but he still came back. Guess he couldn't hold out anymore."
"If he hadn't come back, he would've starved to death..."
"Or he'd rather take a beating so he can keep scamming us out of money for his next business venture."
Sun Wen shook his head with a sigh at the sight, then quietly left to continue diligently practicing his ancient cultivation technique!
Through his tireless efforts and hard work, three days earlier, he had randomly picked someone at the Second Awakening. Drawing on his extensive experience, robust physique, and devious traps, including borrowing obsolete items like the Crossbow and Fishing Line from Yu Sheng, he had fought a running battle for a full half hour and finally won the duel!
The joy on Sun Wen's face at the moment of victory had been beyond words!
"Heh, a mere Second Awakening..."
"I could wipe him out with a flip of my hand!"
In the end, Sun Wen leaned against a wall, swaying on his feet, yet still gazed aloofly at the sky. With loneliness written all over his face, he spoke those words casually, defining the affair!
Several members of Gold Ingot Group's public relations department stepped forward to take pictures and wrote their articles on the spot. In under three